WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Senator Mike Braun (R-IN), announced Senate passage of their legislation to help inform veteran homebuyers of their eligibility for the VA Home Loan Program, which helps more veterans achieve the dream of homeownership. "This is an important step toward making the dream of homeownership a realit  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that he has secured an investment to cover the cost of replacing the Market Street bridge in Steubenville that connects the city to West Virginia over the Ohio River. Brown has heard from residents and local officials about the need to replace the bridge and called on the Department of Transportation to support the Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Plannin  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and member of the Appropriations Committee, announced $87.5 million to replace the Market Street Bridge over the Ohio River in Brooke County. The funding for WVDOT Division of Highways comes through the Bridge Investment Program (BIP), which was establ  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Legislation would advance innovation, increase collaboration between aerospace industry and NASA This week, the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee passed the NASA Reauthorization Act of 2024. This bill was amended to include Rep. Sykes' NASA Talent Exchange Program Act, bipartisan legislation to spur innovation and foster partnership between the aerospace industry and NASA by assigning NASA   more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Mike Carey (OH-15) and Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) announced the introduction of his bipartisan, bicameral Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Streets Act. The bill encourages the conversion of vacant and underutilized commercial properties into housing. The bill is co-led by Representatives Dan Kildee (MI-08) and John Larson (CT-01), and co-sponsored by Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Claud  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) voted against the House passage of H.R. 8281, House Republicans' extreme, anti-voter legislation. "It is already illegal under current law for noncitizens to register to vote and to vote in federal elections. This legislation does not do what it purports to and is a misleading attempt at voter security," said Rep. Sykes. "I'll keep fighting to ensure   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: CANAL FULTON, OH Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) presented a $500,000 ceremonial check to the City of Canal Fulton for the Canal Fulton Water Elevated Water Storage Tank Project. "This new water tower will be an important update to Canal Fulton's infrastructure and will help ensure that dozens of households have access to clean, affordable drinking water," said Rep. Sykes. "I will contin  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Twenty-six Members Oppose EPA Clean Power Plan 2.0's Impact on Grid * * * Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and twenty-five colleagues have written a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing concern about the impact of the proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 on the PJM Interconnection. These proposed rules will endanger electrical grid reliability for the PJM Interconnection, which s  more